Tag: Power generation
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Power generation increased by 30% in 2024 – Minister
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday said that power generation in the country increased by about 30 per cent in 2024. Adelabu made the disclosure during his ministry’s 2025 budget defence before the Senate Committee on Power at the National Assembly complex.
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Nigeria’s power generation hits 5,313MW, first time in 3 years – Adelabu
Nigeria’s power generation rose to a three-year high of 5,313mw on Monday, the Ministry of Power has saud. This is contained in a staement issued by Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media
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Nigeria boosts power generation to 14,000MW, yet on-grid peak stalls at 4,804MW
The Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), says Nigeria has successfully increased the power capacity of the national grid to approximately 14,000 MW from the previous 13,000 MW recorded a few years ago. Executive Secretary of APGC, Joy Ogaji, credited the boost to the recent addition of the $1.3 billion 700MW Zungeru hydroelectric plant in…
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TCN explains reasons for low power generation
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has explained power generation reduced due to an emergency maintenance by Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) on pipeline supplying gas to Egbin, Omotosho, Olorunsogo and Paras power stations. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs in a statement on Saturday said the maintenance led to the total shutdown of…
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How we achieved 7,000 megawatts power generation in three years – Fashola
Nigeria’s current power generation has reached 7000 Mega Watts, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said. Fashola said this on Friday in Calabar at the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing 4th Edition Retreat for top directors, heads of units and chief executives of agencies and parastatals. He said…
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Power generation to hit 20,000 MW soon – FG
The Federal Government said on Friday that its plan to generate 20, 000 megawatts of electricity over the next four years was on course. The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mustapha Shehuri, gave the assurance in Funtua, Katsina State when he inaugurated a 132/33 KV transformer that would boost power supply to local governments…
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Power generation hits 4,043MW as gas supply improves
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the nation’s power generation rose from 3,528 megawatts (MW) to 4,043 megawatts between Feb.1 and Feb.15. TCN, in its website, said that the 515MW increase in generation as at Feb.15 was due to slight increase in gas supply to some power generating companies (GENCOs). “The total output of…